Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

Hinemihi Fundraiser: The House with the Golden Eyes Documentary Screening and Q&A – Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre, Thu 22 Oct 2026 - Hinemihi: The House with the Golden Eyes “The Whare tupuna…

The Heretic of Cacheu: Crispina Peres and the Struggle over Life in Seventeenth-Century West Africa by Professor Toby Green, Professor of Precolonial and Lusophone African History and Culture in the…

with Beth Allison Barr

Join CEMS for a conversation on women and the Restoration, featuring Dr. Annalisa Nicholson, Dr. Kerry Apps, Dr. Hannah Dawson, and Catherine MacLeod.

Women writers challenged ideas about class, gender and domestic life by experimenting with genre, suggests Dr Clara Jones, Reader in Modern Literature in the Department of English.

YouTube video by St Paul's Cathedral

The Bayeux tapestry is back after a thousand years. Made in England at the end of the 11th century, the 70-metre masterpiece has returned for the first time in a blockbuster exhibition at the British…

Sensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be ‘electronic assault weapons’ by the ‘Blade Runners’ group

David Olusoga reveals the new research that uncovers how the slave trade was driven by the monarchy, beginning with Elizabeth I, and how a royal monopoly was established.

In this Valedictory Lecture, Federico Bonaddio will reflect on the question of (im)personality as it relates to the poetry of Federico García Lorca and to academic methodology.

Grace Yee Shuen Cheng, PhD student in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, has won this year’s Paragraph Prize for Best Article.

A screening of Onyeka Igwe's film A Radical Duet (2023), followed by a conversation between the filmmaker and Alexander G. Weheliye.

New research by Professor William Pettigrew’s team offers the most comprehensive examination of a national community of slave traders ever attempted.

Two King’s academics have co-edited a special journal issue on the history of the medical humanities, representing a major milestone in the field.

Driven by her experience as a young carer, Pierrette is building SenaForma to put disabled people, not their diagnosis, at the centre of product design. Read her story.

Historian Katja Hoyer says the AfD's breakthrough was fueled by a more upbeat campaign around Ulrich Siegmund, while mainstream parties struggled to offer a positive vision of change.

Professor Anna Snaith, Professor of Twentieth-Century Literature in the Department of English, provides a fresh ‘earspective’ on the sonic legacy of the First World War through analysis of modernist…

Shedding light on these untold stories while creating a space for informed discussion on freedom of expression, censorship, exile, and the human cost of silencing independent voices in Eritrea.

The new film is inspired by research from The Sciences of Ageing and Culture of Youth (SAACY) and set for release in 2027.

King’s mourns the passing of Dr Ruth Adams, Reader in Cultural & Creative Industries, who died on Saturday 29th of August 2026 at the age of 57.

Three leading scholars explore the history of print and printing in London from the eighteenth to the twentieth century

We are delighted to announce the next event in our online global seminar series. Please join us for an online panel discussion on gendered experiences of the Second World War on Tuesday 8 September fr...

Mark Carney a affirmé, lundi, que les États-Unis avaient fait des demandes “inacceptables” qui “auraient mis en péril la culture et la langue française” au Canada. Le Premier ministre canadien en a fa...

Popularizing Palaeontology: Current & Historical Perspectives

Podcast Episode · History’s Greatest Leaders · August 16 · 40m

Podcast Episode · Classics and Poetry Now · 6 August · 44min

Dr Shuangyu Li has been recognised for his outstanding impact on student learning and the teaching profession.

Etiane Cheung, who graduated from the Modern Languages with a Year Abroad (French and Spanish) this summer, has received the Jelf Medal for her academic aptitude and involvement in King’s community.

YouTube video by King's Arts & Humanities

Trace your ancestry and build a family tree by researching extensive birth records, census data, obituaries and more - over 10 billion records - start today!

Two academics from the Faculty of Arts & Humanities have received Global Cultures Institute Fellowships for the 2026-27 academic year.

New agreement opens progression route from Wuhan University to King’s Digital Humanities master’s programme and supports teaching and research collaborations.

Professor Katherine Brickell and Professor Matthew Bell from King’s College London have been elected as British Academy Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and ...

Haunting the Black Air by Anthony Joseph; Selected Poems by Leontia Flynn; Sparrow on the Rooftop by Rachel Long; You Must Live: New Poetry from Palestine, edited by Jorie Graham; Melete by Jennifer L...

Zsofia Balatoni analyses how the Chinese tea brand Chagee constructs a myth of “Chineseness” in Singapore, turning everyday consumption into a vehicle of soft power.

King's Department of History welcomes Professor William Pettigrew to lead €10 million research project to identify and study the people who financed the transatlantic slave trade.

Adrian Chiles with original journalism and surprising news stories.

Texts about the inhabitants of our oceans can be seen as life writing, says Professor Clare Brant, Professor Emeritus in Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture in the Department of English.

This Spotlight article looks at ten of King’s Digital Lab’s most impactful projects as the lab marks its 10th anniversary.